{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Hydaburg City School","outOfStateSupporters":72.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10200396,"projectId":9790967,"letterContent":"I hope this letter finds you well! My name is Bobbi VanDruff, and I am a dedicated teacher in a small village in Alaska, a place where resources are limited and the needs of my students are often great. I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for your generous donation to my \"Fuel for Learning\" project. Your support has made a significant impact on the lives of my 11 students, providing them with healthy snacks throughout the school year.In our rural community, where options are few and far between, many of my students arrive at school hungry. This hunger can hinder their ability to concentrate and engage fully in their learning. The mid-morning hours, in particular, are a challenging time for them. By providing healthy snacks, your contribution has not only fueled their bodies but also their minds. The difference I've seen in their focus and energy levels since the start of this project has been remarkable. The smiles on their faces when they enjoy their snacks are priceless; it's a simple joy that makes a world of difference.Living and teaching in such a remote area has its challenges. I often find myself purchasing basic supplies out of my own pocket—everything from paper and pencils to snacks and prizes for our classroom. While I am deeply committed to my students and my role as an educator, the financial burden can be overwhelming. Thanks to your generosity, I've been able to allocate my resources more effectively, focusing on enriching their educational experience rather than just meeting basic needs.This year, I implemented a mini wellness program alongside our regular curriculum. We discuss the importance of healthy eating, and I've integrated lessons that connect nutrition to our daily activities. The snacks you've provided have become a vital part of this initiative, allowing students to practice making healthier choices while learning. They've not only nourished their bodies but have sparked conversations about health and wellness that will benefit them for years to come.Your support has also fostered a sense of community and care within our classroom. It has shown my students that they are valued and that their well-being is a priority. Some students have even taken it upon themselves to help organize the snack area, learning responsibility and teamwork in the process. These moments are invaluable, teaching them skills that extend beyond academics.I cannot thank you enough for your kindness and generosity. Your donation has not only filled their stomachs but also filled their hearts with the knowledge that there are people out there who believe in them and care about their futures. It is this belief that inspires them to strive for their best every day.As the school year progresses, I look forward to continuing this journey with my students. I am excited to see how they grow, learn, and thrive with the support of caring individuals like you. Your contribution has made a lasting impact that will resonate well beyond this school year.Thank you once again for your support. You have truly made a difference in the lives of my students, and for that, I am eternally grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1763498726954,"projectUrl":"project/fuel-for-learning-healthy-snacks-for-gr/9790967/","projectTitle":"Fuel for Learning: Healthy Snacks for Growing Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. VanDruff","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10200396_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758238451192","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10200396"},{"teacherId":8083005,"projectId":9633488,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your continuous support of Hydaburg schools! Your generous donation not only uplifts our entire student body but also uplifts our staff. It is so amazing that each year multiple staff at our school have their projects funded. We appreciate your kindness so much! Jaa Haw'aa!!\r\n\r\nFor this project I was able to purchase items that I use weekly during my social-emotional learning lessons. My students in grades PreK-5th grade loved the Koala breathing pal! It was a huge hit!! Before the start of each lesson, we go through a breathing exercise that helps students regulate their minds and bodies. The breathing pal is a fun way for them to visualize and practice their inhaling and exhaling. \r\n\r\nThe month of February is known as Random Acts of Kindness month. For classroom lessons this month I am able to use the rocks and acrylic markers for students to create - kindness \"rocks\" with uplifting messages and pictures to spread kindness that they can give away. I will also use the \"Thank You\" card set for a lesson on gratitude; students will pick one person they are thankful for and write them a thank you note.","fullyFundedDate":1765286551985,"projectUrl":"project/building-healthy-mind-body-and-soul-hab/9633488/","projectTitle":"Building Healthy Mind, Body and Soul Habits!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lani","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8083005_orig.png?crop=368,368,x0,y13&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1632346925117","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8083005"},{"teacherId":2417932,"projectId":9793920,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for giving to my math and science classroom! My students were so excited to have calculators to use for their math work. They are using them all the time, and they are the perfect size. The dry erase boards, markers, and erasers will come in handy for working problems and using during review games. The students have been waiting for good calculators, especially, as the ones we had were tiny and hard to use. Thank you again for contributing to making learning happen for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1760668537587,"projectUrl":"project/math-essentials/9793920/","projectTitle":"Math Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Peele","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2417932_orig.jpg?crop=1224,1224,x0,y159&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1621372259436","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-granger"},{"teacherId":2417932,"projectId":9794895,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to our project! We had a great session looking at aquatic plants and kelp under the microscopes. My students really enjoyed seeing the microscopic organisms zipping across the slides. What fun! \r\n\r\nThe career posters are really encouraging students to look at opportunities in science. I'm looking forward to using the stickers in the science symposium to hand out to the elementary students. The solar energy experiment kit will be wonderful for my environmental science students. \r\n\r\nThanks again for making science a meaningful experience for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1763583113448,"projectUrl":"project/microscopy-of-algae/9794895/","projectTitle":"Microscopy of Algae","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Peele","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2417932_orig.jpg?crop=1224,1224,x0,y159&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1621372259436","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-granger"},{"teacherId":2417932,"projectId":9867527,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to my classroom! We have used the large beakers in several labs so far, including one involving looking at kelp under the microscope. We stored the large piece of kelp in the beaker, and over time, there were many small microorganisms that appeared. The students really enjoyed seeing them move around on the slide. The beakers will also be used for melting agar for bacterial experiments. This experiment is always a hit with students. They are always surprised at the results. Thank you again for making science fun for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1762188141354,"projectUrl":"project/laboratory-glassware-and-tools-for-scien/9867527/","projectTitle":"Laboratory Glassware and Tools for Science Experiments","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Peele","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2417932_orig.jpg?crop=1224,1224,x0,y159&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1621372259436","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-granger"},{"teacherId":2417932,"projectId":9884121,"letterContent":"Thank you for contributing to my classroom! These test tubes will be used for a variety of experiments, from isolating DNA from strawberries, to pH, starch, and sugar tests. I'm looking forward to using them for our science symposium. The extension cords will be used to plug in our microscopes so that the students can have them at their desks, rather than on the counter at the back of the room. The stickers are always a big hit with the students. They love to put them on drink bottles and folders. They also will be given away at the science symposium we will be hosting in March. Thanks so much for giving to my classroom and bringing science alive for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1764618934319,"projectUrl":"project/biology-lab-materials/9884121/","projectTitle":"Biology Lab Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Peele","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2417932_orig.jpg?crop=1224,1224,x0,y159&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1621372259436","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-granger"},{"teacherId":2417932,"projectId":9911306,"letterContent":"Our students love earning bonus cards for attendance and good deeds. They always ask what they can do to earn them, and we especially love to honor kindness and good behavior. Our students absolutely love the auctions and it becomes quite competitive. The prize box is a great addition to the classroom this year. It doubles as a positive behavior/attendance drawing box as well as prizes for review games. The auction gets especially competitive when there are baked goods in the classroom. Many teachers donate to our prize collection, so it's a team effort. Our students love it! Thank you for helping make a positive impact on my students!","fullyFundedDate":1767229012272,"projectUrl":"project/positive-behavior-support-in-the-science/9911306/","projectTitle":"Positive Behavior Support In the Science Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Peele","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2417932_orig.jpg?crop=1224,1224,x0,y159&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1621372259436","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-granger"},{"teacherId":2417932,"projectId":9843539,"letterContent":"I am so excited to finally have extension cords for my classroom! The microscopes can be used right at student desks instead of on the counter. The power strips will come in handy for when we bring out the dissection scopes. I'm excited to get students working on the science symposium projects. They will be able to print out their images and use the markers for making their posters. These posters will describe their demonstration or experiment for the young students who will choose their booth. Thanks so much for making science fun for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1761688956882,"projectUrl":"project/biology-classroom-basics/9843539/","projectTitle":"Biology Classroom Basics","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Peele","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2417932_orig.jpg?crop=1224,1224,x0,y159&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1621372259436","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-granger"},{"teacherId":8083005,"projectId":9702109,"letterContent":"Háw'aa - thank in our Haida language. Thank you so much for your generous donation! With your support, I have been able to purchase engaging and relevant social and emotional learning curriculum that I use weekly, working with students in PreK-8th grades. My focus this year is helping students learn and use \"Coping Skills\" to manage their big feelings. \r\n\r\nThis project has allowed me to purchase amazing lessons plans that are hands-on, fun and creative, along with tailored classroom activities to enhance learning and reflection on the topic. For example, prior to Winter Break - the concept of Coping Skills was introduced using a winter snowman theme - \"Don't Have a meltdown - Use Your Coping Skills.\" Students identified their favorite coping skills. To reinforce learning, I was able to purchase - Coping Skills Bingo. What can be a difficult concept to teach, turned into exciting topics for students to learn. What I loved most is that students look forward to my SEL sessions this school year! A big thank you to you for helping make this possible!","fullyFundedDate":1760905307831,"projectUrl":"project/quality-engaging-social-and-emotional/9702109/","projectTitle":"Quality & Engaging Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lani","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8083005_orig.png?crop=368,368,x0,y13&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1632346925117","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8083005"},{"teacherId":2417932,"projectId":9793721,"letterContent":"My students thrive on place-based education. I love being able to use the local environment, especially the beach and ocean as our classroom. We will be taking students out to collect microscopic algae samples as well as seaweed to study in our environmental science and biology classes. This spectrophotometer will be useful for many studies, both in chemistry and biology related labs. The Vernier laboratory book has a number of great labs to use with our new spectrophotometer. The extra cuvettes will come in handy for a number of labs. Thank you so much for contributing to our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1760668537929,"projectUrl":"project/eutrophication-of-algae/9793721/","projectTitle":"Eutrophication of Algae","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Peele","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2417932_orig.jpg?crop=1224,1224,x0,y159&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1621372259436","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-granger"},{"teacherId":10200283,"projectId":9762362,"letterContent":"My students were ecstatic to receive the amazing materials that we got to help them appreciate that science is cool. We had conducted an experiment to determine whether plants really needed water and sunlight to grow. We used small Ziplock baggies, some with wet and some with dry cotton balls and three bean seeds in each bag. They were awed to see the seeds that were placed in the baggies with wet cotton balls and placed in the sunlight sprout and grow to the rim of the baggies and bear dark green leaves. Similarly, the seeds with wet cotton balls that were placed in the dark cupboard sprouted long pale, whitish roots, but no green was found on them. Needless to say, the seeds with dry cotton balls did not sprout. My students were very excited to see the results from their experiment and they wanted to transplant the plant shoots from the baggies to the soil in jars. They were disappointed however, when the tender plants eventually withered and died as the cold, rainy season set in. However, with their new terrariums, they will have the opportunity to see plants thrive in soil regardless of the weather. They were super excited about this.\r\nMy students also had lots of fun placing the internal organs into the see-through human body model while they were learning about the human body in our last science unit. They were also able to view several body systems using the special viewer that came with the kit. This greatly enhanced their learning as we studied the skeletal, the muscular, the nervous, the circulatory, and the digestive systems.\r\nStudents also loved discovering the answers to questions about birds, insects, and animals by placing the question card into the device containing magnetic sand and having the answer revealed pictorially. We made use of the balance scale to prove that air is matter because it occupies space and has weight when we compared the weight of a blown up ballon to that of a deflated one.\r\nIn the near future, Grade 2 will begin the study of the solar system. The pop-up model of the planets in our galaxy, along with the science viewer with its visuals are sure to enhance the study of this unit. The hands-on model will ameliorate their learning of the names of the planets, their sizes, their distances from the sun and their relationship to the earth. The science viewer will help to seal pertinent and interesting facts into their memories by means of visual learning.\r\nAltogether, your giving to our project has made learning science so much fun for my class. My kids are so excited to be using the materials we got from your generous donations. We can't thank you enough.","fullyFundedDate":1759191191201,"projectUrl":"project/science-is-cool-making-science-come-al/9762362/","projectTitle":"Science Is Cool! Making Science Come Alive In My Classroom.","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hatch","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10200283"},{"teacherId":9276512,"projectId":9593038,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for funding my \"Relax and Read\" project. The bean bag chairs arrived two days ago and my students are really excited about them. They have been reading and working on their computer work while relaxing on the chairs.\r\n\r\nThe chairs are so popular that I am going to have to devise a plan on how to \"share the chairs\". They are new to the classroom and everyone wants to use them! \r\n\r\nI am, happily, surprised as I did not know whether or not my high school students would like them. Fortunately, the chairs are large and very comfortable! I hope to order more in the near future.\r\n\r\nThank you for your generosity.\r\n\r\nA special shout out to Kamau's Big Student Surprise!","fullyFundedDate":1760905307593,"projectUrl":"project/relax-and-read/9593038/","projectTitle":"Relax and Read","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jill Clark","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9276512_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1694642658762","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9276512"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_89578","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":73,"numTeachers":7,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":83,"percentLatinx":0,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"10.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_REMOTE"},"inStateSupporters":27.2,"schoolId":89578,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Hydaburg City School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Hydaburg City School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/alaska/hydaburg-city-school-district/hydaburg-city-school/89578"}